Push-pole vehicle



June 25, P A EN 2,005,910

PUSH POLE VEHICLE Filed April 2, 1934 Patented June 25, 1935The-invention aimstofi rovide a; simple an oexn n iy re rea on ehic oildre ause on sidewalks, streets, etc. 'Ihe;=vehicle*;. i si-n. fi dprimarily; o be prop d-1 b m a i i; a

:' whep la-a h s i it can fac u e b sed also-- for coasting, or 1' for;drifting after pushing to ate.

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tion. i 1 i t. '.A furtheraim is to:provide:the vehicle with aknee-.-support positioned to: engage; the users, knee h ntior w rd vprun sufl ciently. a owing him to partially kneel until he becomes-subflcientlv s led te st n erect w n themovin svehi laonwhen ver eis wd sirs- Me hfi w bje is o provide forholdin th knee:- supporttin a horizontalposition: when deired; -toiforme seat for asecondrpassenser.

.1 TheplatformesuPporting-mean (wheels orjrun-l 1 1191's) includes, acaster allowing theuserto steer rtwiaifine r: jerkin his-body in onedirection ongtheiother to turn his feetpand-the, platform.

with-which theyremain, engaged;ybutc a further objectis to provide a;tillerlever; for said 1 caster;v

? snidtiilen lever being so positioned that it: may exteng metween theknees of, the znovice while kneelinx upon the kneesupport," allowing.him. to stsenbymoving: one knee or the: other, as may amuir dz Nwin-another. aimxis to provide samples,

inenpensiye yet anefficient-footbraker J 1 Waithathe fore oing viemgtheinvention re-w sides in the novel subject matter hereinafter:descrihgdiiamwlaimedi description being accomplished by reference to theaccompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the knee support in proper positionto allow the user to partially kneel thereon while his feet remain uponthe platform.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view, the kneesupport being inclined in full lines and being shown in dotted lines inits seatforming position.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating the vehicle equipped withrunners instead of wheels.

Fig- 4 is a detail sectional view partly in elevation showing the lowerend of a push-pole which is preferably used in propelling the vehicle.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 5 denotes a platformwhich may either {PUSITLPOLE Paleo neomj npplicationjkpril 2,1934,sasssmtism.

sensin gol iaso sasij be supportedv bywheel's. or runners? Inli'igs. 1and 2,:the1 platform. is provided with: two rear wheelsifi land with.19. front caster wheelylrwhereas inuFig; l3,.rear runners 6e" anda-front caster runnerl'l are provided; The vertical shaftorpivotalmountmg-ofthe: caster iwheel l,"is shown at-8.-, and the. correspondingDart: of the runner 'l i is dis-. closed 1 at 8e. .qCon'nected eitherwith. the member Borthe member Baasthe case'maybe, is'a tiller leverBrwhich extendsrearwardly over the plats form 5' and is provided'withannpturned rear end .lwo' arched longitudinally extending side rails II:have their'rear: legs I2 andtheir front legs l3? suitably secured 1 to,the" platform 5. The rear portionsof. these rails form convenient meansto be gripped with the hands when pushing the ve;-. hicleto attaimspeed,preparatory to jumping on, and when theuser stands upon the rear portionof the platfonnghe. may outwardly press theoalves of his-legs: againstthe crownz'portionsv M of saidrails, assisting in: maintaining hisbalance.

Extending: between the'crownportions M at the front: endsfithereof, isa. preferably upholstered knee support l5. This knee support is.pivotally mountedatits rearedge upon a transverse rod or the. like :16whose endsiare secured tojthe crown portions M-,Iallowing said kneesupport to assumeeither: an inclined positiontoengagefihe users knees asshown in Fig. 2, ,or 'a horizontal position (dotted-in Fig;2) in'whichit constitute'sa seat for a secondapassenger. Suitable provision is madeforholdingthe knee support I5 ineither inclined or horizontalpositionyand ,in the present disclosures this; involves providing thecrown portions; with upwardly'ofi'set portions 11 attheir front; sends.Theseoifset portions are formed. with openings l8 through ,which'pinsl9, preferably carriednbyw (51.181111512051115! be. inserted to hold thesupport IS in its inclined knee-engaging position. Pins or other stops2| may be permanently carried by the legs I3 to hold the support I 5 inits horizontal seat-forming position.

The end IU of the tiller lever 9 is behind the support [5 and projectsupwardly to such an extent that it may be received approximately between the user's knees, when he is partly kneeling on said support l5,as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. He preferably positions himselfin this manner until he has become thoroughly accustomed to using thevehicle, and he may steer by moving one leg or the other, without movinghis feet from the platform. When he becomes sufand the vehicle may besteered by twisting or sides of the wheels 6.

jerking the body in one direction or the other while leaving the feetfirmly upon the platform. Thus, the direction of travel of the platformmay be varied as desired, and the caster 1 or I will follow.

While the vehicle may be used only for coasting or for drifting aftergiving it an initial start and jumping on, it is preferable to provide apushpole of any desired length. The lower end portion of such a pole isshown at in Fig. 4, said pole being formed from hard wood or any otherdesired material. Its lower end is provided with an enlargement 3| andwith a spike 32 projecting endwise from said enlargement, said spikepreferably having an attaching shank 33 driven into the pole. thepush-pole is used with the spike 32 exposed and said spike keeps thelower end of the pole from slipping upon the ice. This spike may-also beused when propelling the vehicle over very hardground, but when saidvehicle is being used upon sidewalks or paved streets, it is moredesirable to have the lower end of the pole 30 provided with a rubbertip for anti-slipping engagement'with the supporting surface. Itherefore provide a rubber sheath 34 for the spike 32, said sheathhaving a closed lower end 35 and an open rear end 36. This rear end isstretched over the pole enlargement 33 and holds the sheath 34 in place.This sheath is preferably provided with ametal lining 31 to preventinjury thereof by the spike 32, said sheath preferably having aninwardly projecting flange portion 38 to abut the lower end of the pole30. This pole end is preferably'provided with a ring or ferrule 39 toengage the flange 38 and to prevent said pole end fromsplitting. 7

While the vehicle may be manufactured either with or without a brake, Ipreferably provide the foot brake herein shown. Two guides 22 aresecured upon the platform 5 and are alined in a direction parallel withthe rear axle 23. Two brake shoes 24 of rubber or any other suitablematerial, are provided to contact with the inner A combined carrier andactuator is provided for the shoes 24, said combined. carrier andactuatorpreferably consisting of a single'strip of spring metal. Thisstrip is provided with two straight end portions 25 which carry theshoes 24 and are slidably engaged with the guides 22, and a bowedintermediate portion 26 connecting said end portions 25. Normally, theshoes 24 are of course spaced slightly from the inner sides of thewheels 6, but when the user presses downwardly upon the bowed portion26,

he extends the end portions 25, causing them to force the shoes 24against said wheels to create the desired braking action. From theforegoing, taken in connection with When propelling the vehicle on ice,

the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that novel and advantageousprovision has been made for carrying out the objects of the invention.While the general construction herein disclosed is preferably followed,numerous variations may, of course, be made within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

' I claim:

1. A vehicle comprising a platform upon the rear portion of which theuser ;may stand, two longitudinally extending siderails secured to andprojecting upwardly from said platform, a knee support extending betweenthe upper portions of said side rails near the front ends thereof,means-pivotally mounting said knee support on said side rails forswinging to an inclined position at which it may engage the users kneeswhen the latter are forwardly sprung, said pivotal mounting'means alsoallowing swinging of said knee support to a horizontal position for useas a seat, means for'holding said knee-support in either of saidpositions,-and supporting means for said-platform.- I i i 25A vehiclecomprising a platform upon the rear portion of which the user may stand,two arched "longitudinally extending side rails whose leg portions aresecured to said p1atform,'a knee support extending between the crownportions of said archedrails near the front ends thereof,

means pivotally mounting said-knee support on said crown portions forswinging to an inclined position at which it may engage the users kneeswhen forwardly sprung, said pivotal mounting means also allowingswinging of said knee support to a horizontal position for use as-aseat, means for holding said knee support in either of said positions,and supporting means for said platform. j 3. A vehicle comprising aplatformupon the rear portion of which the user may stand, two

arched longitudinally extending side rails whose leg portions aresecured to said platform, a knee support extending between the crownportions of said arched rails near the front ends thereof, meanspivotally mounting saidknee support on said crown portions for swingingto an inclined position at which it may engage the users knees whenforwardly sprung, said pivotal mounting means also allowing swinging ofsaid knee-support to a horizontal position for use as a seat,

said crown portions being provided with upwardly offset apertured'portions at the ends of said knee support, pins insertable through theapertures of said offset portions to holdsaid knee support insaidinclined position, stops projecting inwardly from said rails to holdsaid knee support horizontal, and supporting means for said platform.

PAUL ANDERSEN.

